The placebo effect means __________
a) all conditions in an experiment are the same.
b) that there is no control group.
c) the expectations of the participants influence their behavior.
d) experimenter bias causes the subjects to act strangely.
c
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a. ?There is a modest positive correlation between self-esteem and school grades. b. ?Raising children’s self-esteem improves school performance. c. ?There is a small negative correlation between self-esteem and school grades. d. ?High self-esteem produces good school performance.
Law enforcement officials have recently been concerned about people using ______ as drugs, which can result in decreased appetite, increased activity, hallucinations, paranoia, anxiety, seizures, and even death.
A. cocaine B. alcohol C. bath salts D. cigarettes
__________ psychologists have found that antisocial adolescents encode social information in ways that bolster their misdeeds
a. Psychodynamic c. Sociocultural b. Learning d. Cognitive
In class today, Robert turned to Slim and said, "What did you get?" To which of the elements of psychological testing is this question relevant?
a) reliability b) norms c) validity d) divergence